by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Nov 8, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
Last week, I wrote about something I call The Meaning Deficit—that experience of having a life filled with activity, responsibilities, and perhaps even success, yet still feeling that something important is missing. We can become so busy managing our lives that we...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 11, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Marriage, Personal Growth
I recently returned from a men’s retreat at southern Colorado’s Joyful Journey’s Retreat Center with a group of men I’ve come to know through Men’s Peer Groups. I’ve been part of a Men’s Peer Group for a couple of years now,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Oct 5, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Personal Growth
Whew… what a week. I’m sorry I didn’t get this post out yesterday, like I usually do. I’ve been away in Colorado for a retreat with my Men’s Peer Group – https://menspeergroups.com/ The past few days have been inspiring,...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 30, 2026 | Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
This weekend didn’t go quite the way I had originally planned. For months, I had expected to be in Frankenmuth, Michigan, riding in an MS charity cycling event with our team. Of course, my cycling accident earlier this summer changed those plans. I haven’t...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 23, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wellness
One of the questions I’ve been thinking about lately is deceptively simple: Who are you becoming? We spend a tremendous amount of time thinking about what we need to do. We make to-do lists, set goals, plan vacations, build careers, save for retirement, and...
by Dr. Daniel A. Franz | Aug 16, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Logotherapy, Meaning, Mental Health, Personal Growth
This weekend, our house was full again. This time it wasn’t Franztoberfest. It was another annual tradition—our fantasy football draft with a group of my college fraternity brothers. We’ve been doing this for 24 years. Twenty-four years. At some point this...
